Key Question Key Question How does the chestnut tree get nutrients?How does the chestnut tree get nutrients?

Objectives Objectives Students will experiment to determine how Students will experiment to determine how

capillary action provides nutrients for chestnut capillary action provides nutrients for chestnut trees. trees.

Students will recognize that cankers prevent Students will recognize that cankers prevent the process of capillary action. the process of capillary action.

Warm-UpWarm-Up Complete the Search for Words about Complete the Search for Words about

The American Chestnut DiseaseThe American Chestnut Disease

Capillary Action Capillary Action What is Capillary Action? What is Capillary Action? Find out here Find out here

What do you know about water? What do you know about water? Take this short quiz. Take this short quiz.

Capillary Action and TreesCapillary Action and Trees How does a tree get nutrients?How does a tree get nutrients?

Through capillary action!Through capillary action!

Click below to learn more about capillary action.Click below to learn more about capillary action.

Click on the words Click on the words ““view tutorial” view tutorial” beside section 9.3. beside section 9.3.

Up, Up and Away Up, Up and Away You will conduct a experiment to capillary action at work. You will conduct a experiment to capillary action at work. Follow the directions on your lab sheet. Follow the directions on your lab sheet. Tomorrow you will find the results of your experiment. Tomorrow you will find the results of your experiment.

The Blight of the Chestnut The Blight of the Chestnut Learn more about chestnut tree blight by reading Learn more about chestnut tree blight by reading

Disease of an American Chestnut Tree.Disease of an American Chestnut Tree.

The Spread of the DiseaseThe Spread of the Disease The disease began in 1904 in a Bronx Zoo in The disease began in 1904 in a Bronx Zoo in

New York City. New York City. Complete the spread of the chestnut blight map Complete the spread of the chestnut blight map

and answer the questions. and answer the questions.

How fast did the blight travel? How fast did the blight travel?

We will use the speed formula to find the speed We will use the speed formula to find the speed and the average speed of the blight. and the average speed of the blight.

Speed of the BlightSpeed of the Blight Before we begin let’s learn more about speed. Before we begin let’s learn more about speed. Click here to see the speed formula and learn Click here to see the speed formula and learn

more about speed. more about speed. We will read the first three sections. We will read the first three sections. Let’s Practice finding speed. Let’s Practice finding speed.

You may use a calculator. You may use a calculator. Click Here Click Here

Speed of the Blight Speed of the Blight Using the measurements for the spread of the Using the measurements for the spread of the

blight, calculate the speed at which the blight blight, calculate the speed at which the blight spread. spread.

Answer the questions on the Speed of the Answer the questions on the Speed of the Blight worksheet. Blight worksheet.

Use the speed formula: Use the speed formula:

Examples of CankersExamples of Cankers chestnut tree cankerschestnut tree cankers

The capillary action of the tree is stopped by The capillary action of the tree is stopped by cankers.cankers.

ConclusionsConclusions Complete theComplete theAmerican Chestnut Crossword PuzzleAmerican Chestnut Crossword PuzzleWords in puzzle: bur, seedling, tree, margin, Words in puzzle: bur, seedling, tree, margin,

blight (2), girth, chestnut, ring, sporeblight (2), girth, chestnut, ring, spore